Elvis Costello & The Atractions - Girl´s Talk 1980

[GuiitarBilly]

Fwiw, 'prolific' doesn't mean good or great. It refers to quantity (a LOT), not quality. Elvis C was very prolific in his early years and in remains so. In the his case the songs were (mostly) good, better and frequently great. I bet he still writes a ton and would be releasing CDs of new material constantly - 70s-80s style- if he had an audience to support it. Paul McCartney remains prolific too, even if the audience for new Macca tunes has dwindled over the decades. imho, Btw, huge fan of both

[robininspain29]

You gotta hand it to Elvis, great songwriter, great lyrics. In fact Paul McCartney once said he thought Elvis Costello was one of our most prolific songwriters. I personally like the version done by Dave Edmunds but this version has to be held in great respect coming from the writer himself.

[fashionartbooks]

both versions are so, so great. I love them each more because of the other versions. gets better every year.

[Yorkmackem]

Strange bass progression in the bridge, goes to C# minor which makes it sound much different from the Dave Edmunds version, which is the one I'm used to. But its Elvis' song so who the fuck am I to complain ?!

[musoshi]

@Yorkmackem These strange changes are almost always key to Elvis' kick ass musical twists; Spike is loaded with them and it's probably my fav album. Kudos for your good ear BTW!

[mm040462]

It's great to hear both versions ( Edmunds & Elvis C.)

[noseycunningham]

I'll be happy to disagree. I think this stripped-down version is as good (if not slightly better) than Edmunds', which I consider great anyway. I like having the best of both worlds.

[northernhecklet]

Love both versions. I think Dave Edmunds gets the best out the very clever Costello lyrics

[cheleni1]

nice song



[redphonedeb]

@cheleni1 better by dave edmunds

[adzug]

@redphonedeb i was gunna post the same thing til i saw ur post. ya know i love elvis costello but this versions just kinda ehh , ok, much prefer dave edmunds version. cant get it outta my head